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the white house confirming to us that mr. obama will be in northern california on april 3 already and 4th. he'll host several fund-raising events, including a $32,000 a plate brunch to benefit the democratic congressional campaign committee. the white house isn't releasing anymore specifics about the visit. >>> an autistic man is getting international attention. not for his disorder, but for his paint brush. in fact, several people with developmental and physical challenges are finding new and beautiful ways to interact with the world. and it's happening in the east bay. here's nbc's kristen dahlgren with the story, new at 11:00. >> reporter: dean miller creates the type of art you could stare at for hours. layers of words in mesmerizing patterns. his pieces sell for thousands and are in collections of the world's great museums like new york's museum of modern art. but miller doesn't talk about his art. he can't. the 52-year-old is severely autistic. kara miller is dan's sister. >> we're able to express ourselves, but for som
the white house confirming to us that mr. obama will be in northern california on april 3 already and 4th. he'll host several fund-raising events, including a $32,000 a plate brunch to benefit the democratic congressional campaign committee. the white house isn't releasing anymore specifics about the visit. >>> an autistic man is getting international attention. not for his disorder, but for his paint brush. in fact, several people with developmental and physical challenges are finding...
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senate republicans and house democrats of trying to avert a government shutdown on march 27th. meanwhile, the two parties have advanced rival longer term budgets in both houses. the full senate could vote next week on a democratic blueprint that calls for roughly eight trillion dollars in new tax revenues over the coming decade. >> gun control advocates scored a big victory on the assault weapons ban, but not without emotional fireworks between lawmakers. the senate judiciary committee has approved an assault weapons ban that was proposed by california senator dianne feinstein. as she was clearly angry when a matter member of the two- party and senate colleague tried to scold her about the constitution. >> it seems to me that all of us could be seeing are foundational document as the constitution. >> i am not a sixth grader. i have been on this committee for 20 years. i was a mayor for nine years. i walked in and saw people shot. i saw the bodies that were shot with these weapons. i have seen the bullets that and closed. sandy hook youngsters were dismembered. >> the measure no
senate republicans and house democrats of trying to avert a government shutdown on march 27th. meanwhile, the two parties have advanced rival longer term budgets in both houses. the full senate could vote next week on a democratic blueprint that calls for roughly eight trillion dollars in new tax revenues over the coming decade. >> gun control advocates scored a big victory on the assault weapons ban, but not without emotional fireworks between lawmakers. the senate judiciary committee...
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his agenda by meeting with senate republicans following the meeting with house republicans yesterday. no breakthroughs reported by folks in the room, though the president did say as he was leaving the conversations were productive but ultimately it is a matter of everyone being willing to compromise. >>> elsewhere on capitol hill today as the senate judiciary committee debated a proposed ban on assault weapons there was a particularly fiery exchange between freshman republican senator ted cruz of texas and democratic senator dianne feinstein of california that started when senator cruz attempted to instruct senator feinstein of the finer points of the constitution. >> the second amendment in the bill of rights provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. the term "the right of the people" also found in the fourth amendment, the right of the people to be free from unreasonable search and seizure would she think the fourth amendment against searches and seizures could properly apply only to the following specified individuals and not to the indivi
his agenda by meeting with senate republicans following the meeting with house republicans yesterday. no breakthroughs reported by folks in the room, though the president did say as he was leaving the conversations were productive but ultimately it is a matter of everyone being willing to compromise. >>> elsewhere on capitol hill today as the senate judiciary committee debated a proposed ban on assault weapons there was a particularly fiery exchange between freshman republican senator...
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white house and take his energy reform policy on the road. ktvu kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. we understand you just received new details on the president's energy plan. >> reporter: yeah, pam. president obama wants to set aside $2 billion over the next ten years to give the u.s. what he calls a secure energy future. the president leaves this morning for illinois and will speak at argon national laboratory which conducts research for the u.s. department of energy. in his $2 billion plan. president obama would fund more research. including advance vehicles that run on electricity. he says since he took office renewable electricity generation from wind, solar, and other sources hazardabled. the white house says oil imports are already at a 20- year low but they want to become even less dependent on foreign oil. the administration says the funding is already accounted for in its five-year plan and it will be generated by oil and gas development on government property. this all comes as the environmental protection agency rel
white house and take his energy reform policy on the road. ktvu kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom. we understand you just received new details on the president's energy plan. >> reporter: yeah, pam. president obama wants to set aside $2 billion over the next ten years to give the u.s. what he calls a secure energy future. the president leaves this morning for illinois and will speak at argon national laboratory which conducts research for the u.s. department of energy. in...
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president obama is coming to the bay area to help raise money for fellow democrats. the white house says he will headline fundraisers in san francisco on april 3 and 4 with the money earmarked for next year's mid-term congressional elections. president obama was last here in october on fundraising trip for his re-election campaign. democrats are focused on retaining control of the senate and trying to regain control of the house of representatives. >> the list is out of the top 50 c.e.o.'s in america and the bay area has 20 percent of them. zuckerberg is top, and google is at 11 and apple is at number 18, a fall from top last year and oracle c.e.o. is number 46. the report releaseed is based on employee improve ratings and gap and intel is also on the list. that is on our website at abc7news.com on "see it on tv." facebook shares could be struggling but the employees working there are happy with zuckerberg. >> now, more news, business news, baseballen fares, don't move. there is opening day right around. >> there will be a way to upgrade seats mid-game. >> we will ta
president obama is coming to the bay area to help raise money for fellow democrats. the white house says he will headline fundraisers in san francisco on april 3 and 4 with the money earmarked for next year's mid-term congressional elections. president obama was last here in october on fundraising trip for his re-election campaign. democrats are focused on retaining control of the senate and trying to regain control of the house of representatives. >> the list is out of the top 50...
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president obama is coming to the bay area to raise money for fellow democrats. the white house says he will headline fundraisers in san francisco on april 3 and 4 with the money earmarked for the midterm congressional election. he was last here on a fundraising trip in october for his own re-election campaign. democrats are focused on retaining control of the senate trying to regain seats in the house of representatives. >> this could be pope francis' first quiet delay since becoming heard of the roman catholic church meeting with the cardinals today. he will meet cardinals who took part of the conclave and those over 80 who were not eligible to take part. we are learning more of the new leader who was a simple man and plans to stay that way. moments after becoming pope he refused to wear a gold cross, going for a wooden bill cross instead. >> simple person. he will not speak in grand terms but will try to say things and do things simply. >> pope francis is still making first impressions. on tuesday he celebrates the first official mass before a huge crowds that
president obama is coming to the bay area to raise money for fellow democrats. the white house says he will headline fundraisers in san francisco on april 3 and 4 with the money earmarked for the midterm congressional election. he was last here on a fundraising trip in october for his own re-election campaign. democrats are focused on retaining control of the senate trying to regain seats in the house of representatives. >> this could be pope francis' first quiet delay since becoming...
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says he's turning down president obama's invitation to go to rome - to be part of the u-s. delegation at the pope's installation. boehner says he'd like to go, but it's impossible with his duties including the budget debate and hosting the irish prime minister at the capitol. he says he's grateful for the invitation. joe biden, the first roman catholic to be elected vice president, is leading the delegation. >> catherine: another cruise ship is having serious problems at sea. carnival is scrambling to charter flights for thousands of passengers after their ship became inoperable at a caribbean port. an emergency generator - which powers ship propulsion -- failed. about 36-hundred passengers were on board. some of them saw what happened on the carnival triumph last month, and didn't think it could happen again. >> "well, i think we kind of figured this ship's newer, they're going to be more cautious, and um, that you know, things happen, but something like this should not be a recurring issue. and we actually had scheduled it prior to that event happening." >> catherine: pas
says he's turning down president obama's invitation to go to rome - to be part of the u-s. delegation at the pope's installation. boehner says he'd like to go, but it's impossible with his duties including the budget debate and hosting the irish prime minister at the capitol. he says he's grateful for the invitation. joe biden, the first roman catholic to be elected vice president, is leading the delegation. >> catherine: another cruise ship is having serious problems at sea. carnival is...
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. >>> president obama is leaving the white house to take his energy policy on the road. ktvu's kyla campbell is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us how this could benefit the bay area. >> reporter: dave, the president wants to give funding to states that produce clean energy. we know the bay area has been innovative when it comes to this. if this passes it could mean more jobs. president obama says since etook office, the u.s. has doubled from wind and solar sources and the u.s. reliance on gas and oil from other countries is at a 20-year low. he says more needs to be done and he's calling on congress. this plan includes investing $23 billion over the -- $2 billion over the next decks aid in energy and research to make it happen. president obama says there's enough natural gas in the u.s. to provide 100 years worth of resources. he says it needs to be tapped in a safe way. president obama is expected to get opposition from republicans when he details this plan this afternoon at a plant in illinois. why some believe it's just one way to tax energy producers, wh
. >>> president obama is leaving the white house to take his energy policy on the road. ktvu's kyla campbell is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us how this could benefit the bay area. >> reporter: dave, the president wants to give funding to states that produce clean energy. we know the bay area has been innovative when it comes to this. if this passes it could mean more jobs. president obama says since etook office, the u.s. has doubled from wind and solar sources...
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. >>> president obama is leaving the white house to take his energy policy on the road. ktvu's kyla campbell is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us how this could benefit the bay area. >> reporter: dave, the president wants to give funding to states that produce clean energy. we know the bay area has been innovative when it comes to this. if this passes it could mean more jobs. president obama says since etook office, the u.s. has doubled from wind and solar sources and the u.s. reliance on gas and oil from other countries is at a 20-year low. he says more needs to be done and he's calling on congress. this plan includes investing $23 billion over the -- $2 billion over the next decks aid in energy and research to make it happen. president obama says there's enough natural gas in the u.s. to provide 100 years worth of resources. he says it needs to be tapped in a safe way. president obama is expected to get opposition from republicans when he details this plan this afternoon at a plant in illinois. why some believe it's just one way to tax energy producers, wh
. >>> president obama is leaving the white house to take his energy policy on the road. ktvu's kyla campbell is live in our washington, d.c. bureau to tell us how this could benefit the bay area. >> reporter: dave, the president wants to give funding to states that produce clean energy. we know the bay area has been innovative when it comes to this. if this passes it could mean more jobs. president obama says since etook office, the u.s. has doubled from wind and solar sources...
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. >> house speaker john boehner says he is turning down president obamas invitation to go to rome to be part of the u.s. delegation of the pope's installation. he says he dwould like to go, but it is impossible with his duties including the budget debate and hosting the irish prime minister at the capitol. he says he is grateful for the invitation. joe biden, the first roman catholic to be elected as vice president, is leading the delegation. >> boeing executives say commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets will resume within weeks, not months. with a third of safety tests already completed. >> boeing says they have not pinpointed the cause of the to battery problems that resulted in the global grounding of the dream liner jets. boeing chief project engineer says a new design has many layers of safeguards to prevent battery fires an overheating. the new design has measures to contain the problem from spreading and to keep the aircraft safe, even if those batteries malfunctioned again. >> i will bring you up to speed on the big rig accident >> we are back at 4:25. >> fans held a cu
. >> house speaker john boehner says he is turning down president obamas invitation to go to rome to be part of the u.s. delegation of the pope's installation. he says he dwould like to go, but it is impossible with his duties including the budget debate and hosting the irish prime minister at the capitol. he says he is grateful for the invitation. joe biden, the first roman catholic to be elected as vice president, is leading the delegation. >> boeing executives say commercial...
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president obama met separately with senate republicans and house democrats on ways to avert a government shutdown on march 27th. meanwhile, the two parties and events travel budgets and both houses. house republicans are said about their budget proposal next week, senate democrats are hoping to do so as well and their resolution. the president says his budget proposal will be ready for congressional review on april 8th. >> senator dianne feinstein and tearing into texas senator ted cruz as a tea party republican. the exchange came as senate committee approved her proposed ban on assault weapons. >> i am not a sixth grader. senator ivan on this committee for 20 years. i was a mayor for nine years. i walked in and saw people shot. >> when feinstein was a san francisco supervisor she was witness to a double murder just a few steps from her office at city hall. >> mayor mosconi and to revise our harvey milk have been shot and killed. >> she says the more of that day has never left her. i can't >> i cannot get out of my mind, trying to find someone who can put their fingers and a bullet hole.
president obama met separately with senate republicans and house democrats on ways to avert a government shutdown on march 27th. meanwhile, the two parties and events travel budgets and both houses. house republicans are said about their budget proposal next week, senate democrats are hoping to do so as well and their resolution. the president says his budget proposal will be ready for congressional review on april 8th. >> senator dianne feinstein and tearing into texas senator ted cruz...